My opinion? I’m not certain Siri on the Mac will be as widely used at work as it is at home. ![]() Given they all connect surely it should be possible to use Siri to assign listening status to just one device, and for the system to automatically update the status once the objects move relative to each other (once I leave home with my iPhone, for example). You can enable/disable Hey Siri on all the devices on an ad hoc basis, but that’s cumbersome. All of my devices are set to listen, but when I have several around and ask Siri to do something they all jump enthusiastically into action, merrily asking if I need their help. You see, I have times when I want to talk to my iPad, others when I want to use my smartphone and now, with Sierra, I have moments when I want to talk to my Mac. ![]() The big problem I have with Siri is that it listens. Another accessibility improvement in Sierra, Dwell control, support for hardware that uses a headband or eye movements to track input from users with limited mobility. Apple works very, very hard on assistive technologies - that’s why it’s new Union Square store in the US has wheelchair access to an internal courtyard even though it isn’t strictly required, evidencing how it actively thinks about and invests in such diversity. Siri also supports lots of search terms around the Finder and will control the built-in assistive features baked inside the Mac. The latter means you can add things you've asked Sirit to get, like sports scores to stock prices in one click. Jonny Evansĭespite its iOS beginnings, Siri is now a Mac application, which means you can drag-&-drop search results from the search window into documents and any search can be pinned to the Notification Center. Siri is contextually clever, too, so you can refine search results with further requests. Not only can you ask it to “Show my photos from yesterday,” but you can ask “How much free space do I have on my Mac,” or “Raise volume,” or launch apps and more. Send messages, open System Settings, make dinner reservations, check the weather and sports scores, search the Web, whatever you like. ![]() I’ve taken a look at as many of the active improvements as I can (bar Music), and for reasons of space I’m skipping the lazy but in some quarters obligatory “but XXX did XXX first comparisons,” as they are a waste of your time.Īlso read: Everything you need to know about the new iMessage Hey SiriĪccessed using the new Siri icon to the right of the Finder in the Dock, the Siri icon in the Menu or using the Fn-Space shortcut, Siri on Sierra does everything you can do on an iPhone, and adds a load of commands you’ll use on a Mac (just ask Siri what you can ask). Things that don’t work yet include the new AutoUnlock feature with Apple Watch, Apple Pay on the Web and Messages (which does work between Macs running Sierra and iOS devices running the latest public beta). Picture-in-picture mode and a much easier to navigate Apple Music interface also feature. Jonny Evans Let’s take a lookįlagship macOS Sierra improvements that work well now include: Siri, big Photos improvements, iCloud Desktop/Documents, tabs support in many apps as well as the system’s new optimized storage capabilities. Universal Clipboard is yet another example of how things can work together, logically, with Sierra. ![]() In truth, at Apple, the future of the OS is Continuity everywhere - and no other manufacturer comes close when it comes to delivering such a connected platform. ICloud Desktop and Documents, Siri, and things like optimized storage all reflect the notion that everything you need and every project you work on should be available to access and use from any Apple device.
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